Conservationists take drastic measures to save coral reefs from climate change

Coral reef ecosystems support a quarter of all marine life on Earth, but they are slowly dying under the relentless stresses of overfishing, pollution, disease and climate change. Read more here.

How Saudi Arabia is using wildlife conservation, habitat protection and the green transition to preserve its ecosystems

Saudi Green Initiative aims to cut emissions, plant 10 million trees and safeguard 30 percent of the Kingdom’s territory. Read more here.

How do otters protect salt marshes from erosion?

Sea otters are helping to keep the shores of a central Californian estuary from crumbling into the ocean. They act as erosion control by feasting on shore crabs — crustaceans whose burrowing and vegetation-munching habits contribute to unstable salt-marsh banks. Read more here.

Possible ‘first’ sighting of newborn great white shark

Drone footage of a young shark emerging to the ocean surface could be the first sighting of a newborn great white, according to new research, potentially revealing a birthing site for the threatened ocean predators. Read more here.

Preservation, erosion discussed in North Myrtle Beach

South Carolina Beach Advocates held its 10th annual meeting with a three-day conference late January, with a portion of the discussion revolving around Waties Island just north of North Myrtle Beach. Read more here.